Ruling Expected Thursday on Eagle Pointe records
The Baytown Sun seeks detailed payroll records for the Eagle Pointe Golf and Recreation Complex. The 14th Court of Appeals is expected to rule on a City Attorney motion to rehear part of the June 2 opinion that said the records are public under the Texas Public Information Act.
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Baytown Sun
Mont Belview
Texas 14Th Court of Appeals
Grady Randle
Eagle Pointe Golf and Recreation Complex
Carroll E. Wilburn Jr
Texas Attorney General
City and Strong Sports Management Inc
Randle
SSMI
Anahuac Gatorfest pageants set for Sept 4 2004
The 16th annual Gatorfest in Anahuac will crown the Little Gator Tot Gatorfest Princess and King Queen and Texas Gatorfest 2004 Queen. Entry deadlines Aug 20, pageant details at the Chamber office.
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Fort Anahuac Park
Anahuac
Chambers County
Gatorland
Baytown City Council to pick vacancy candidate
Seven applicants were interviewed for the vacant district seat with a vote expected after today’s 2:30 p.m. City Hall meeting. Candidates include Martha Barnett, Brandon Capetillo, Manuel Escontrias, Kenneth Mayo, Tim Quinton, Charles Shaffer, and Lisa Urban. mayor Mundinger has a preferred candidate but will not reveal the choice.
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Don Murray
Calvin Mundinger
Mundinger
Councilan Merecedes Renteria II
City Hall
Martha Barnett
Baytown Motors
Goose
Baytown
Long Range
Plannis Commission
Bayton Chamber of Commerce
Fraud Arson Case Ties to Insurance Fraud in Baytown
Fraud and arson tied to a Baytown home owned by Green, who allegedly staged a break in and spray painted slurs in 1999, then filed insurance claims with State Farm. Investigators later found 500 plus items after a 2001 fire, with Gatlin confessing to helping set the blaze. The case spans Allstate and State Farm losses exceeding millions in Harris County.
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Baytown
Green
State Farm Insurance
Barbers Hill
Nicholas Gatlin
Four Die In Westbound Explorer Crash Near Houston
A crash on the westbound shoulder after 6 30 am killed four people including the SUV driver. A fifth person was flown to Memorial Hermann in critical condition. The group, Venezuelan firefighters en route to a Texas A M Spanish language training, included ten other injured and a memorial service was planned.
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Cothren
Memorial Hermann Hospital
Houston
College Station
Brayton
Aed
Hi Company
Miami
Texas A&m University
Jason Cook
Safety message from Lampson and Cranston at YMCA event
Congressman Nick Lampson and Bryan Cranston urged child safety awareness at a Southeast Texas YMCA venue after addressing abductions and online exploitation. They highlighted NISMART-2 figures and promoted KidSmartz training and caucus efforts to protect children nationwide.
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Nick Lampson
D-Beaumont
Lampson
Texas
Congressional Caucus
House of Representatives
Congressional
Laura Kate Smither
NCMEC
Carrie Gaskamp
Baytown
Lampson.house.gov
Cranston
Brydncranston.com
National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
Missingkids.com
Lay takes case to national TV on Enron fallout
Kenneth Lay defended himself on CNN Larry King Live after being indicted on 11 counts of conspiracy and fraud. He blamed media and political frenzy for an overzealous probe and said he may testify in his own defense while grieving for investors and employees harmed by Enron. Lea Fastow began a yearlong prison term for a misdemeanor fax crime, escorted by her family.
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Houston
Enron Corp
Enron
Kenneth Lay
Lay
CNN
Larry King
Andrew Fastow
Fastow
California
Tha
Lea Fastow
Enron Corps
Comore
Jack Weingarten
College to Seek Revenue Boost and Employee Compensation Reforms
Lee College regents heard a budget plan projecting 547000 more revenue with a 4.6 percent rise in appraised property values. Dean Steve Evans outlined taxes and a 166 dollar increase for a 100000 home. The board weighed six compensation proposals, approved ending stipends, and discussed a four year early retirement payout at 75 percent of base salary. Parking fees for students were revived as a revenue option. Bids on Interstate 10 property between Garth Road and Main Street were to be accepted for public interest with a July 22 hearing at the Moody Center. votes on budget plans expected by August.
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Dean of Financial Services
Steve Evans
Evans
Regents
Don Coffey
Garth Road
Main Street
Eilis
Lee College Moody Center
Ellis
Goose Creek district sees 4.9 million revenue rise next year
Goose Creek school district projects a 4 percent revenue increase to 4.9 million for the coming year with no tax hike due to a larger local tax base and anticipated state funds from enrollment growth. Trustees debated debt service tax rate changes and revised a cell phone policy for students during instructional hours and on buses.
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Goose Creek
Katie Bowman
Bowman
Clarence Albus
Carl Burg
Albus
Burg
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